Tonight, we don't have the usual praise- and- worship set up. It's like an open discussion. We shared our thoughts about the stark reality we are facing - after Yolanda hit our country and claimed a number of lives and properties.
After each story shared, we couldn't help but let out a gasp over the grimness of it all. And Sir Guy (our Branch Leader), threw a thought-provoking question : What is God's purpose for this?
Citing from Max Lucado's "It's not About Me", everything happens to give glory to God. We may not comprehend everything that has happened but we can place our trust in God...we can fix our gaze ahead because "something good comes out of immense suffering". The Bayanihan all over the world and the kindness shown to the victims is a manifestation of God's glory. Moreover, the resilience and resoluteness the world has witnessed from the Filipinos demonstrate our deep faith in God - which points to God's great glory as well.
So that's the serious part that transpired tonight. Now, the fun part is the useless bantering and endless teasing we do - that would send us in fits of giggles. Ha-ha
I remember the joke shared by a brother..."Wala gyud nakaya ni Yolanda ang Bacolod ug Iloilo, mas kusog ang hangin sa mga Ilonggo!" Haha This cracks me up hard. No, i don't have prejudice about Ilonggos because I have an Ilonggo bloodline and i have a lot of relatives in Bacolod.
And Friday would never be complete without a food. So we ate out, the bantering continues!
